U23 World League

CICHA OLSZTYN ARENA
Spectators: 7825 (Terracing: 5870, Seating: 1799, VIP seats: 156) F♣U♥RI♣A♥T's Timothy Didam Leach started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Timothy Didam Leach came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the F♣U♥RI♣A♥T fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Timothy Didam Leach couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the F♣U♥RI♣A♥T defense, Duran Revan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Boruc Perkowski. The F♣U♥RI♣A♥T fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Boruc Perkowski should have stopped the shot. If Olaf Luty had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 14 minutes into the match, AKHisaR's goal looked a bit too open when Timothy Didam Leach came free, but Rahmi Özakıncı reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute Timothy Didam Leach shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rahmi Özakıncı saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timothy Didam Leach in the 18th minute of play forced AKHisaR's goalkeeper Rahmi Özakıncı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 18 played minutes AKHisaR got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Harun Ayaydın. After 21 minutes of play, AKHisaR's Zühtü Uzma made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Boruc Perkowski was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to AKHisaR getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Hikmet Engintalay hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Timothy Didam Leach in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rahmi Özakıncı prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 30 minutes into the match, Zühtü Uzma notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of F♣U♥RI♣A♥T's Boruc Perkowski. Boruc Perkowski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 34thth minute of the game Timothy Didam Leach who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AKHisaR's Rahmi Özakıncı was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Zühtü Uzma had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Boruc Perkowski. F♣U♥RI♣A♥T's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zühtü Uzma was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Rahmi Özakıncı was out of position in the 38 minute of play, and Timothy Didam Leach capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Timothy Didam Leach really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. Boruc Perkowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fadıl Özdel in the 40th minute of play. The F♣U♥RI♣A♥T players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. AKHisaR were winning 2-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zühtü Uzma to strike the kick off in the second half. Zühtü Uzmas short, quick shot in the 52ndth minute got Boruc Perkowski to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. AKHisaR were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after F♣U♥RI♣A♥T's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ahmet İlhan Hazin took the corner. The corner ended in Ahmet İlhan Hazin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but F♣U♥RI♣A♥T's Boruc Perkowski did a great save. After 56 minutes, Timothy Didam Leach mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the F♣U♥RI♣A♥T and the AKHisaR players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to F♣U♥RI♣A♥T getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Timothy Didam Leach hit a great ball. Öztürk Tuğsavan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Boruc Perkowski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Rahmi Özakıncı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kai Vainionpää in the 60th minute of the match. After 61 minutes, Avni Omural mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AKHisaR and the F♣U♥RI♣A♥T players grew even worse after the yellow card. Avni Omural hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zühtü Uzma in the 64th minute of play forced F♣U♥RI♣A♥T's goalkeeper Boruc Perkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When 郝辰常 fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F♣U♥RI♣A♥T's protests and gave 郝辰常 a yellow card for diving instead. 郝辰常 kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. F♣U♥RI♣A♥T made a substitution. Korneliusz Sroki replaced Zoltán Tálas. F♣U♥RI♣A♥T made a substitution. Ali Bombardier replaced Timothy Didam Leach. Ali Bombardier might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rahmi Özakıncı. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ali Bombardier ran back to his position shaking his head. Rahmi Özakıncı made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Bombardier in the 72nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Olaf Luty during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to F♣U♥RI♣A♥T getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Olaf Luty hit a great ball. 76 minutes in the game Ahmet İlhan Hazin after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Boruc Perkowski. A very good opportunity. Rahmi Özakıncı didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ali Bombardier went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-4 was the resulting score. Zühtü Uzma scored 3-5 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Boruc Perkowski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. F♣U♥RI♣A♥T's Ali Bombardier got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hikmet Engintalay lost his temper 88 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 88th minute, one of AKHisaR:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for AKHisaR. Rahmi Özakıncı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Bombardier in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 94th minute Ali Bombardier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rahmi Özakıncı saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, AKHisaR's Avni Omural got a free kick in the 94th minute. AKHisaR's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.